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Morcillo, Carmen; Duarte, Cristiane S.; Shen, Sa; Blanco, Carlos; Canino, Glorisa; Bird, Hector R. – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2011
Objective: To examine the relation between parental familism (strong values of attachment to nuclear and extended family members) and youth antisocial behaviors over time. Method: Puerto Rican children 5 to 13 years of age at baseline residing in the South Bronx in New York (n = 1,138) and in the Standard Metropolitan Area in San Juan and Caguas,…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Family Income, Puerto Ricans, Attachment Behavior
Werschkul, Misha; Gault, Barbara; Caiazza, Amy; Hartmann ,Heidi – American Association of University Women Educational Foundation, 2005
This publication is part of a joint project of the American Association of University Women Educational Foundation and the Institute for Women's Policy Research to analyze women's educational status in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. The report includes detailed information on the educational status of women and the…
Descriptors: Family Income, Gender Differences, Racial Differences, Urban Areas
Werschkul, Misha; Gault, Barbara; Caiazza, Amy; Hartmann, Heidi – American Association of University Women Educational Foundation, 2005
This publication is part of a joint project of the American Association of University Women Educational Foundation and the Institute for Women?s Policy Research to analyze women?s educational status in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. It reports detailed information on the educational status of women and the economic gains…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Family Income, Females, Womens Education
Werschkul, Misha; Gault, Barbara; Caiazza, Amy; Hartmann, Heidi – American Association of University Women Educational Foundation, 2005
This report focuses on educational attainment and earnings among women in Michigan. Michigan ranked 36th in the nation in 2000 for the proportion of its female population with a four-year college degree or more. Women in Michigan have lower levels of education than do men in the state. In 2000, 23.5 percent of men and 20.2 percent of women had…
Descriptors: Family Income, Educational Attainment, Females, Equal Education
Werschkul, Misha; Gault, Barbara; Caiazza, Amy; Hartmann, Heidi – American Association of University Women Educational Foundation, 2005
Women have made remarkable strides in education during the past three decades, but these gains have yet to translate into full equity in pay. Women still earn less than men earn in nearly every profession and at every stage of their careers, and this earnings gap is evident in every state in the nation. This report focuses on educational…
Descriptors: Family Income, Educational Attainment, Females, Equal Education
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Matos-Diaz, Horacio – Economics of Education Review, 1987
Explores whether education reduces the effects of certain socioeconomic variables on school performance. Achievement scores of high school and college students in Puerto Rico are related to family income, size, and education. Results indicate that college education reduces the gaps created by inherent conditions among sampled students. Includes 17…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Attainment, Educational Benefits, Educational Economics